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Research and Insights, Featured News

What Makes Companies Dodge Taxes?

August 6, 2026

Rather than scheming, companies respond to incentives built into the tax code

Alumni News

A Gift To Meet Changing Times

August 4, 2026

Jon Shulkin, BBA ’97, wants to open students’ eyes to accounting’s new horizons

Texas Accounting Chair Steve Kachelmeier

Faculty News

Reflecting on Four Years of Change

August 4, 2026

At the end of his term as chair, Steve Kachelmeier reflects on how the department is adapting to a fast-changing profession, highlights the value of graduate education, and thanks Jon Shulkin for his visionary naming gift.

Alumni News

Miss Jones Baking Co.

August 4, 2026

With financial discipline in the recipe, Sarah Jones Garibaldi, BBA ’07, MPA ’08, scaled up her childhood dream

Alumni News

Supporting the Mission of Nonprofits

August 4, 2026

Jeremy Myers, BBA ’08, MPA ’09, finds gratifying career ‘in the weeds’ of nonprofit and governmental accounting

School News, Student News

Celebrating the Class of 2026

August 4, 2026

All smiles and horns up at McCombs’ 77th MPA commencement celebration

Faculty News

Meeting New Challenges

August 4, 2026

As Texas shifts CPA requirements, MPA scholarships help attract the best and brightest to the program

Faculty News

Generative AI and Accounting

August 4, 2026

What the best AI users do differently — and how to level up all your employees

Faculty News

New Department Leader

August 4, 2026

Former graduate adviser John McInnis to take over as chair

Alumni News

A McCombs Ph.D. Rises to the Top

August 4, 2026

Patrick Hopkins marks first anniversary as business dean at Indiana University

Research and Insights, Featured News

AI: Not Always a Team Player

July 31, 2026

Artificial intelligence tools can boost individual achievement but hamper organizational learning

Research and Insights, Featured News

Feds Can Bank on Better Stress Tests

July 28, 2026

Simulating multiple financial risks at once can better predict resilience against future shocks

Featured News

New Multidisciplinary Program To Develop the Next Generation of Engineering Business Leaders

July 27, 2026

The five-year B.S./M.S. program, one of the first in the nation, will begin taking applications Aug. 1

Research and Insights, Featured News

Shaping Early-Career Success in the Age of AI

July 23, 2026

A UT Austin and KPMG study finds that uniquely human skills create value only when they are applied to direct and improve AI

Featured News, Alumni News

Betting on Nuclear

July 23, 2026

Fresh off a breakthrough in advanced nuclear energy, Sanjay Mukhi, MBA ’23, reflects on the journey to criticality

Research and Insights, Featured News

Commentary: Keeping Humans in the Loop

July 22, 2026

The funds getting AI right are not the ones with all the hype

Research and Insights, Featured News

For Consumers, Distrust Outweighs Trust

July 16, 2026

One bad experience can sour expectations for similar interactions

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School News, Featured News

Coming Home: Q&A With Dean Bradley R. Staats

July 15, 2026

McCombs’ new dean on listening first, learning always, and why he’s happy to be home

Rankings, Featured News

McCombs MBA Hits 3 Top-10 Lists

July 15, 2026

McCombs takes high marks for campus environment, marketing, and consulting in the Princeton Review’s 2027 rankings.

School News, Featured News

McCombs Reaffirms Excellence With AACSB Reaccreditation

July 9, 2026

The school remains among a select number worldwide accredited in both business and accounting

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McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

Building What’s Next Together

July 1, 2026

As I stepped into the role of dean on July 1, I did so with a deep sense of excitement,…

Special Issue 2026, McCombs Magazine

Bradley Staats Appointed Dean of McCombs School of Business

July 1, 2026

He will begin his appointment on July 1, succeeding Lillian Mills, who has served as dean since 2020 and will return to the Shulkin Department of Accounting as a distinguished faculty member.

Alumni News, Donor Impact, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

UT Receives Gift To Name Department of Accounting

July 1, 2026

Jonathan Shulkin’s gift to the McCombs School of Business will open broader career paths for country’s top students

Alumni News, Featured News

Behind The World Cup

June 30, 2026

McCombs alumnus Will Acheampong is helping grow the game from the inside

Special Issue 2026, McCombs Magazine, School News

Charting McCombs’ AI Future

June 30, 2026

As The World Reckons With AI, Instructors Are Finding Innovative Ways To Incorporate It Into Their Teaching By Omar L.…

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Alumni News, Donor Impact, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, School News, Special Issue 2026

Business Outlook Series 2026

June 30, 2026

Experts Highlighted Future Trends in Real Estate, Energy and AI

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Student News, Featured News

Meet the 2026 President’s Leadership Award Winners

June 29, 2026

School News, Donor Impact, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

Artistic Inspiration in Rowling Hall

June 29, 2026

Gift of contemporary art creates moments of discovery throughout McCombs’ graduate programs building

Alumni News, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

Texas Exes Honor 5 McCombs Graduates

June 28, 2026

The quintet received the University’s highest honor, the Distinguished Alumnus Award

Featured News, McCombs Magazine, News Releases, School News, Special Issue 2026

UT Austin Stakes New Ground in Houston

June 28, 2026

With a modern office tower lease adjacent to CityCentre, UT’s McCombs School of Business invests $13 million in Houston market over the next 10 years

School News, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026, Student News

Drive To Fund More Undergraduate Research Assistants

June 27, 2026

Students gain practical research experience by working with faculty on real-world business problems

McCombs Magazine, Alumni News, Special Issue 2026

Alumni Gatherings

June 27, 2026

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo; Bay Area for McCombs Alumni Reception; Executive Mentorship Dinner

McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

Built Around the Work

June 26, 2026

Texas Executive Education and accounting firm Cherry Bekaert design training for real-world impact When Texas Executive Education at the McCombs…

Featured News, McCombs Magazine, School News, Special Issue 2026

Agentic AI’s Promise and Perils

June 26, 2026

Creators, business leaders, and researchers convened at the 2025 CATT Summit to explore the hopes and cautions around emerging technologies

McCombs Magazine, Alumni News, Special Issue 2026

Alumni Notes

June 25, 2026

1980s Kerry Hall, BBA ’83, was named the 2025 Austinite of the Year by the Austin Chamber of Commerce. She…

School News, Faculty News, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

New Chair Coming to Accounting

June 25, 2026

John McInnis will take over the post from Steven Kachelmeier ahead of the fall semester

Research and Insights, Featured News

Foreign Funds Help Make Housing Unaffordable

June 25, 2026

International investment and local rules push prices up faster than supply

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Featured News, McCombs Magazine, School News, Special Issue 2026

Driving What’s Next in Sports

June 24, 2026

Business of Sports Summit underscores the power of sports to connect people.

Featured News, Alumni News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

An Olympian Task

June 24, 2026

McCombs Alumna and State Department Special Agent Becky McKnight Is Helping Keep Winter Olympians Safe

McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

Kathy and Patrick Terry Build a Texas Burger Chain With a Conscience

June 23, 2026

Kathy Terry, BBA’92, and Patrick Terry, B.S. ’80, set out to build a better burger restaurant.

McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

McCombs by the Numbers

June 23, 2026

Faculty News, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, Special Issue 2026

New Researchers Drive Discovery

June 23, 2026

McCombs welcomes six new research faculty members whose scholarship ranges from employee resilience in the workplace to responsible use of digital payments